Fuel transfer tank skid

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Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist led me to a pair of 36 gallon transfer tanks that were unused and bolted to a piece of plywood with wheels on them. I wanted to make them easy to move around on forks or in the bed of my pickup. I also wanted 12V fuel pump, filter, and a reasonable length hose. So I designed a skid that provides fork pockets for lifting and hose storage and battery mount.The pair of tanks as I purchased them.

Laser cut and press brake formed 10ga steel. There are three ribs underneath with a rectangular fork cutout on each rib. The idea is that both the diesel and the gas skid could be bolted together and then forked the long way.

3/8" rod for hose management. You can also see the hex nuts I welded on underneath the battery location to provide clearance for the wire and not allow water to get trapped.

In use. With it's big brother diesel transfer tank behind it. I get quite a number of these 12 volt 26 amp/hour batteries surplus from work. I have provisions for solar charging the battery, like I do on the diesel tank in the background. But I never got around to it for the first year. I pumped about 150 gallons of gasoline and the battery was still 30% full after a year.

Pump, hose, and auto-off gasoline nozzle is a Fill-Rite FR1210HA:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXG474Y/Filter is a Goldenrod 496-3/4:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXE6C/I used 3/4" swivels on both ends of the hose to make the hose management a little better.After a year of use I decided the gasoline one worked well enough that I might as well build the skid for the diesel tank. I improved the battery mounting / wiring access a little. It's all welded up and powder coated, just sitting on a shelf waiting for assembly. I'll take some better detail photos, if there is interest, when I assemble it.
Reply:Very nice execution, as is the norm for your work. I probably would add a grounding wire spool to bound it to the pick up, or where ever it resides.Mike
Reply:Very nice...............I'd probably wind up just slapping something together.........I am truly a slob.


Reply:I put the meter on my slip tank pump this year and is it ever nice.  Sure beats taking it to a field over a mile away and finding out the tank is almost empty. It holds 600 liters so I just zero it when I refill and I know at a glance what's left.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron

I put the meter on my slip tank pump this year and is it ever nice.  Sure beats taking it to a field over a mile away and finding out the tank is almost empty. It holds 600 liters so I just zero it when I refill and I know at a glance what's left.